Saving your presentation

PowerPoint Manual
	Finding and opening PowerPoint
	Choosing the format of your slides
	Saving your presentation
	Undoing a mistake
	Changing the background
	-solid colour -gradient -texture -pattern -picture
	What to do if one object on your slide is hidden behind another
	Working with text
	-typing and formatting text -moving an existing text box -resizing an existing text box -creating a new text box -deleting a text box -advanced options, e.g. adding a border or fill to a text box -adding or removing bullets and numbering
	Working with images
	-inserting an image -moving an image -resizing an image -deleting an image or empty image box -advanced options
	Formatting master slides (templates)
	Making a new slide
	Switching between normal, outline, and slide sorter views
	Previewing your slideshow while working on it
	Adding AutoShapes
	-inserting an AutoShape -editing an AutoShape -adding text to an AutoShape
	Adding animations
	-how to animate a slide object -changing or deleting existing animations -making two objects animate at the same time
	Adding audio
	-inserting an audio file -why can't I find and insert my audio files? -differences between Macs and PCs -animating sounds to play, pause, and stop
	Adding video
	-supported video formats -inserting a video file -advanced options (incl. full-screen projection) -what to do if you can't insert your video files
	Adding hyperlinks
	-creating a hyperlink -problems with hyperlinks
	Adding graphs, diagrams, and tables
	-creating diagrams -creating tables -animating diagrams -creating charts -importing Excel files
	Making handouts, web pages, Word files, and JPGs from finished slides
	-printing a handout directly from PowerPoint -creating a Word Doc handout -creating a web page -creating JPG files from slides
	Copying your slideshow to CD or memory stick
	-in PowerPoint 2003 -in PowerPoint 2002 -in any version of PowerPoint
	Projecting your slideshow in the classroom
	-advance preparations -setting up the presentation -desperate attempts to make your slideshow appear -running your presentation once the projector is set up

Saving your presentation

Go ahead and save your presentation now. It’s the same command as in other Microsoft programs: Ctrl-S or >File - Save.

If you plan to use any external files other than images – e.g. graphs, music, or videos – you should create a new empty folder now and save your presentation in it. Copy any external files into this folder before you add them to your slideshow. (This makes it much easier to move your presentation to other drives or computers later). See audio, video, hyperlink, and graph sections for how to add external files.

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